I have a number of parenting books in my (quite sizable!) library. I hate them all. I really do. Mainly because what works for one of my kids doesn't work for the other. I've given up on them. Stephanie at Metropolitan Mama feels the same and basically says that she won't recommend parenting books.
People often ask about my favorite parenting books.
It’s a fair question, particularly because I am a prolific reader. If you were to peek into my childhood, you would see a girl with a worn-out library card, binders of favorite poems, and a certificate for winning 3rd place in the spelling bee.
Even now, I choose books over television ten times out of ten. (In fact, our family doesn’t own a TV.) Because I read at an above-average speed, I go through books at a tremendous rate.
Despite this, I can’t name a single “parenting” book that I would highly recommend. Not a one.
